1983 CJ7 Neutral Safety Switch - Manual Trans

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1983 CJ7 Neutral Safety Switch - Manual Trans

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OK gang, the 1983 CJ7 I'm working on has a manual 4 speed with a manual clutch (stock) and the 4.2L in-line 6 (stock). I'm re-wiring it and I didn't find a neutral safety switch on the trans, just a back-up circuit, and a 4WD indicator circuit. The clutch pedal doesn't have a switch on it either.
Also my parts search on;y shows Neutral Safety switches available for Automatic's.

Did the 1983 Standard/Manual CJ's have Neutral Safety Switches?
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Well, it looks like Bill to the Rescue again? I found a post from him in November 2011 on the Jeep Forum that seems to indicate there is NO Neutral Safety Switch.

Neutral safty and 4wd indicator wiring: http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f8/neutr ... st12566214
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YJs do not have them either.
I think they started to install them when the TJs came out.
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My 83 cj did not have one, and it was all basically stock when I got it.
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Thanks for the confirmations! Now to jumper or connect the leads together that Painless had in the harness for the NSS. The only other modification to the harness so for has been to route the reverse leads thru the bulk head connector so they can be connected tot he stock Trans/Transfer harness at the firewall (not sure why Painless had the leads under the dash).
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Re: 1983 CJ7 Neutral Safety Switch - Manual Trans

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The neutral safety switch on my '83 CJ-7 (automatic) connects the line to ground when the transmission was in park or neutral, which ultimately provides the ground for the fender-mounted starter solenoid. So if you ground that wire you should be good to go, unless you're going to rig up a clutch safety switch.
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